Azure Platform Architect

Role Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Azure Platform Architect to lead the design and evolution of a cloud-native, enterprise-grade platform that powers multi-tenant, multi-region B2B SaaS offerings. This role is critical in shaping the foundational architecture that supports tenant isolation, regional compliance, elastic scalability, and operational excellence across global deployments.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Design

• Architect cloud-native solutions on Azure for multi-tenant SaaS platforms with support for :
• Tenant isolation models (pooled, siloed, hybrid)
• Regional deployment strategies (data residency, latency optimization)
• B2B identity federation and secure onboarding
• Define logical and physical architectures, including :
• Domain-driven design (DDD) boundaries
• API gateway and versioning strategies
• Event-driven and batch processing pipelines
• Lead architecture reviews and maintain architecture decision records (ADRs)

Infrastructure & Automation

• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates
• Define CI / CD pipelines with multi-tenant-aware deployment strategies (e.g., blue-green, canary)
• Automate tenant provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management

Security & Compliance

• Implement secure multi-tenant access control using Azure AD B2B, RBAC, and Conditional Access
• Ensure encryption in transit and at rest, secure key management (Azure Key Vault), and secrets handling
• Align platform controls with SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other regional compliance mandates

High Availability & Resilience

• Architect for high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) across Azure regions
• Define and implement RTO / RPO strategies and failover mechanisms
• Optimize for performance and cost across variable workloads and tenant footprints

Observability & Operations

• Implement observability using Azure Monitor, App Insights, and Log Analytics
• Define SLOs, SLAs, and error budgets for platform services
• Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement for platform reliability

Governance & Collaboration

• Define platform governance including naming conventions, tagging, cost management, and environment strategy
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and security teams to align platform capabilities with business goals
• Mentor engineering teams on cloud-native and multi-tenant design patterns

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, with 5+ years in Azure cloud-native design
• Proven experience building and scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms on Azure
• Deep understanding of Azure services : AKS, App Services, Azure Functions, Event Grid, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Storage, API Management, Key Vault
• Strong grasp of DevSecOps, IaC, and CI / CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with DDD, microservices, service mesh, and event-driven architecture
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with global SaaS deployments and regional compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• Exposure to telemetry, fraud prevention, or compliance-oriented architectures
• Knowledge of ML / AI integration patterns in cloud environments

Life at Capgemini

Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer :

• Flexible work
• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
• Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child / elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Disaster Relief

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.

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Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity / expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and / or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

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